{"id":6129,"date":"2026-07-09T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/?p=6129"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:23:13","slug":"kayip-otilla-ve-kurukafa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/?p=6129","title":{"rendered":"Kay\u0131p, Otilla ve Kurukafa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3722.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3722.jpeg 822w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3722-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3722-768x584.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0271219512195122;width:96px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-768x748.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1.jpeg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAYIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Oldu\u011fun yerde dur. \u00d6n\u00fcndeki a\u011fa\u00e7lar ve yan\u0131ndaki \u00e7al\u0131lar<br>Kay\u0131p de\u011fil. Nerede olursan ol, ona <em>Buras\u0131<\/em> denir,<br>Ve sen ona \u00f6nemli bir yabanc\u0131ym\u0131\u015f gibi davranmal\u0131s\u0131n,<br>Onu tan\u0131mak ve tan\u0131nmak i\u00e7in izin istemelisin.<br>Orman nefes al\u0131r. Dinle! Sana yan\u0131t veriyor,<br>Etraf\u0131ndaki bu yeri yaratan benim. E\u011fer onu terk edersen, <em>Buras\u0131<\/em> diyerek yeniden geri d\u00f6nebilirsin,<br>Kuzgun i\u00e7in hi\u00e7bir a\u011fa\u00e7 di\u011ferinin ayn\u0131s\u0131 de\u011fildir.<br>\u00c7al\u0131ku\u015fu i\u00e7in hi\u00e7bir dal di\u011feriyle ayn\u0131 de\u011fildir.<br>Bir a\u011fac\u0131n ya da \u00e7al\u0131n\u0131n yapt\u0131klar\u0131 senin i\u00e7in anlam\u0131n\u0131 kaybetmi\u015fse,<br>Kesinlikle kaybolmu\u015fsundur. Oldu\u011fun yerde dur. Orman biliyor<br>Senin nerede oldu\u011funu. Seni bulmas\u0131na izin ver.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">David Wagoner (1926-2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0271219512195122;width:96px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-768x748.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1.jpeg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merhaba,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u015eu anda Oslo\u2019da en rahat yaz\u0131 yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131m ve genel olarak en sevdi\u011fim iki mekandan biri olan o g\u00fczel kafedeyim. Asl\u0131nda buraya size bir kitaptan ve masaldan s\u00f6z etmek amac\u0131yla gelmi\u015ftim. Oysa \u015fimdi taba rengi rahat bir deri koltu\u011fa oturmu\u015f, kaybolman\u0131n ne demek oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0130\u00e7eride rahat ve huzurlu bir atmosfer var. Bunda \u00f6n\u00fcmde duran kakuleli \u00e7\u00f6reklerin pay\u0131 olabilir. Tam \u015fu anda KC and the Sunshine Band\u2019\u0131n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mro_4xKBTO8&amp;list=RDmro_4xKBTO8&amp;start_radio=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mro_4xKBTO8&amp;list=RDmro_4xKBTO8&amp;start_radio=1\"> Shotgun Shuffle<\/a>\u2019\u0131 \u00e7almaya ba\u015flad\u0131. \u015eark\u0131y\u0131 duyar duymaz sizin de i\u00e7inizde \u00fczerindeki minik aynalarla rengarenk \u0131\u015f\u0131klar sa\u00e7an dev bir disko topu d\u00f6nmeye ba\u015flad\u0131 de\u011fil mi? Pirin\u00e7 kollu a\u011f\u0131r kap\u0131n\u0131n camlar\u0131ndan sinsice i\u00e7eri s\u0131zan ve Haziran ay\u0131na hi\u00e7 yak\u0131\u015fmayan kasvetli hava, bu ne\u015feli m\u00fczikle birlikte da\u011f\u0131l\u0131p kayboluyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u0131\u015far\u0131da \u015fiddetli bir ya\u011fmur ya\u011f\u0131yor. Neredeyse her ya\u011fmurlu pazar g\u00fcn\u00fcnde oldu\u011fu gibi buras\u0131 yine \u00e7ok kalabal\u0131k. Kocaman pencerelerin \u00f6n\u00fcnden sevin\u00e7li do\u011fumg\u00fcn\u00fc balonlar\u0131na benzeyen rengarenk \u015femsiyeler ge\u00e7iyor. \u015eemsiyelerin baz\u0131lar\u0131 yaln\u0131z, baz\u0131lar\u0131ysa tan\u0131d\u0131klar\u0131yla y\u00fcr\u00fcyor, ama hepsi y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fckleri yolun nereye \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 biliyormu\u015f gibi kendilerinden eminler. Onlar\u0131 izlerken, g\u00f6zlerim etraf\u0131mdaki masalarda keyifle sohbet eden insanlara kay\u0131yor. Bu manzaralar\u0131n i\u00e7inde kendi yerimi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden edemiyorum. Onlara bakt\u0131k\u00e7a neredeyse d\u00fczenli say\u0131lacak \u015fekilde kaybolan bir tek ben miyim diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. Yoksa d\u0131\u015far\u0131dan bak\u0131nca hepimiz nereye gidece\u011fini bilerek do\u011fmu\u015f gibi mi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyoruz? Bu sorunun cevab\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmden daha karma\u015f\u0131k olabilir; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc bu noktada kaybolmak art\u0131k yaln\u0131zca fiziksel bir durum olmaktan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kayboldu\u011fumuzu ne zaman fark ediyoruz? Sadece gitmek istedi\u011fimiz yere varamad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda de\u011fil san\u0131r\u0131m. Asl\u0131nda bir olas\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 veya bir s\u0131cakl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ararken de s\u0131k s\u0131k kayboldu\u011fumuz oluyor. Kalbimize dokunan bir m\u00fczikle veya kokuyla d\u00fcz bir \u00e7izgi gibi akt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz zamanla beraber, hayallerimizin i\u00e7inde da\u011f\u0131l\u0131p toz oldu\u011fumuz da\u2026 Belki de kaybolmak, sand\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z kadar tek y\u00f6nl\u00fc bir durum de\u011fildir. Kafamda laf laf\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131k\u00e7a dakikalar i\u00e7inde de ka\u00e7 kez kayboldu\u011fumuzu ve bulundu\u011fumuzu soruyorum kendime. Kendimize, evimize, bedenimize giden yolu her defas\u0131nda nas\u0131l bulabiliyoruz acaba ya da her kaybolu\u015f bildi\u011fimiz yerlerde bitmek zorunda m\u0131? Nereye vard\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bilmedi\u011fimiz her yolculuk bir kay\u0131p \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc olmamal\u0131. Belki nereye gitti\u011fimizi bilmesek bile \u015fiirdeki gibi durup etraf\u0131m\u0131zla olan ba\u011flant\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 fark etti\u011fimiz anda, kaybolmu\u015fluk hissi de yava\u015f\u00e7a \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcl\u00fcyordur. Arada bir tam t\u00f6kezleyip d\u00fc\u015fmeden \u00f6nce kendimizi sevdiklerimizde buluruz. Kollar\u0131 bizi kocaman bir a\u011fac\u0131n g\u00fcvenli dallar\u0131 gibi sarar. Onlarda kendimizi yeniden tan\u0131r, birlikte k\u00f6k salarak bir orman oluruz. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peki ya geride b\u0131rakmak u\u011fruna hi\u00e7 bilmedi\u011fimiz ormanlara dalmaya cesaret ettiklerimiz, i\u00e7inde bulundu\u011fumuz \u015fartlar ya da ili\u015fkilerimizse? \u00c7ok iyi bildi\u011fimizi sand\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z rotalar bitmeye ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, bir \u00e7aresizli\u011fin i\u00e7inde kaybolmamak i\u00e7in yenilerini aramaya ba\u015flar\u0131z. \u00d6n\u00fcm\u00fcze \u00e7\u0131kan yeni patikalar daral\u0131p uzad\u0131k\u00e7a, beklemedi\u011fimiz baz\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmalar da ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz hale gelir. Tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z ama bir s\u00fcre i\u00e7in bile olsa, geride b\u0131rakmaya g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc olduklar\u0131m\u0131z, normalde bizi \u00fcrk\u00fctebilecek yepyeni y\u00fczlerle yer de\u011fi\u015ftirmeye ba\u015flar. Bazen karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n ve sisin i\u00e7inden \u00e7\u0131kan bir yabanc\u0131, korku ve merak\u0131n yan yana durdu\u011fu bir g\u00f6lgeden bize elini uzat\u0131r. Yeterince cesaretimiz varsa bu gizemli e\u015fikten ge\u00e7er, yeni bir arkada\u015fl\u0131\u011fa \u015fans vermi\u015f oluruz. Onunla birlikte deneyimlerimiz de \u00e7e\u015fitlenir. Yaz\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda s\u00f6z etti\u011fim kitapta, yani <em>The Skull<\/em>\u2019da anlat\u0131lan Otilla\u2019n\u0131nki de b\u00f6yle bir cesaret \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc. Ana karakterin y\u00fcreklilik g\u00f6sterip sonu belli olmayan bir yola \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 ve bu yolun sonunda g\u00fczel bir hayata kavu\u015fmas\u0131 asl\u0131nda ba\u015fta halk masallar\u0131 olmak \u00fczere bir\u00e7ok \u00e7ocuk kitab\u0131nda s\u0131k\u00e7a kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z bir motif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Klassen taraf\u0131ndan 2023 y\u0131l\u0131nda yaz\u0131lan <em>The Skull<\/em>\u2019\u0131 ilk kez k\u00fct\u00fcphanede g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde onun son y\u0131llarda s\u0131k\u00e7a kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z gri, melankolik \u00e7ocuk kitaplar\u0131ndan biri oldu\u011funu sand\u0131m. Y\u00fcz be\u015f sayfal\u0131k kitab\u0131n sayfalar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7evirdik\u00e7e ilgin\u00e7 ill\u00fcstrasyonlarla ayn\u0131 anda hem h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc hem de esprili olan anlat\u0131m beni hikayenin i\u00e7ine \u00e7ekti. Bu tuhaf ve biraz da \u00fcrk\u00fcn\u00e7 masal\u0131 bir \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131da okudum. Asl\u0131n\u0131 isterseniz daha ilk sayfalar\u0131 okurken, bunun basit bir \u00f6yk\u00fc olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otilla&#8217;n\u0131n \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc sanki \u00e7ok daha eski ve bilindik bir anlat\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inden s\u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcp gelmi\u015f gibiydi. Her \u015feyi geride b\u0131rak\u0131p bir gece yar\u0131s\u0131 ormana ka\u00e7an Otilla&#8217;n\u0131n cesareti ve sadakati ile nas\u0131l s\u0131nand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 okuduk\u00e7a onu daha \u00e7ok sevdim. Klassen kitab\u0131 yazarken, eski bir Tirol (Avusturya ve \u0130talya\u2019da bulunan Alpler \u00fczerindeki da\u011fl\u0131k bir b\u00f6lge) masal\u0131 olan<em> Ottilia ve Kurukafa<\/em>&#8216;dan esinlenmi\u015f. Bunu \u00f6\u011frendikten sonra, onun \u0130ngilizce bir \u00f6rne\u011fini buldum ve T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\u2019ye \u00e7evirerek burada yay\u0131mlamaya karar verdim. \u00c7eviriyi yaparken <em>Ottilia ve Kurukafa<\/em>&#8216;n\u0131n , Klassen&#8217;in anlat\u0131s\u0131ndan bir\u00e7ok noktada ayr\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 fark ettim. E\u011fer \u00e7ocuk kitaplar\u0131n\u0131 ve masallar\u0131 seviyorsan\u0131z bir eseri daha \u00f6nce okumu\u015f olman\u0131z di\u011ferini sizin i\u00e7in gereksiz hale getirmeyecektir. Hatta bir halk masal\u0131n\u0131n modern \u00e7ocuk edebiyat\u0131na nas\u0131l uyarland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve dahas\u0131 modern bir yorumun nas\u0131l eski bir masaldan daha \u00fcrk\u00fcn\u00e7 olabilece\u011fini g\u00f6rmek i\u00e7in de g\u00fczel bir deneyim olabilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia ve Kurukafa&#8217;y\u0131 hem burada hem de ula\u015f\u0131lmas\u0131 daha kolay olsun diye ayr\u0131 bir blog yaz\u0131s\u0131 \u015feklinde payla\u015faca\u011f\u0131m. Masal\u0131n \u0130ngilizce versiyonuna ula\u015fabilece\u011finiz bir linki de a\u015fa\u011f\u0131da bulabilirsiniz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yak\u0131nda yeniden g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmek \u00fczere&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sevgiler,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eylem Rosseland \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"997\" src=\"http:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1024x997.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6157\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0270969000756078;width:126px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1024x997.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-768x748.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723.jpeg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ottilia<\/strong> <strong>ve Kurukafa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tirol&#8217;\u00fcn en \u00f6nemli nehri olan Inn Nehri \u00fczerindeki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Schwaz kasabas\u0131nda, bir zamanlar Ottilia ad\u0131nda fakir bir k\u00f6yl\u00fc k\u0131z\u0131 ya\u015fard\u0131. Ottilia sevgili annesine \u00e7ok d\u00fc\u015fk\u00fcnd\u00fc ve onu kaybetme talihsizli\u011fine u\u011frad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda ac\u0131 ac\u0131 a\u011flad\u0131. Annesinin yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 her \u015feyi yapmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131: evi s\u00fcp\u00fcrd\u00fc, ine\u011fi sa\u011fd\u0131, ekmek pi\u015firdi ve babas\u0131n\u0131n giysilerini dikti; ama t\u00fcm gayretine ra\u011fmen, her \u015feyi annesinin yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi yapmay\u0131 ba\u015faramad\u0131. D\u00fczen zamanla bozulmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Domuzlar ve tavuklar kavga etti\u011finde onlar\u0131 ay\u0131ramad\u0131. \u0130plik e\u011firmeyi de beceremedi; fakat bunlar\u0131n en k\u00f6t\u00fcs\u00fc, annesinin babas\u0131n\u0131n k\u0131t maa\u015f\u0131n\u0131 tamamlayan birka\u00e7 kuru\u015fu kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 saman y\u00fcklerini ta\u015f\u0131yamamas\u0131 oldu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Babas\u0131 evi d\u00fczene sokmak i\u00e7in, ba\u015fka bir kad\u0131nla evlenmek zorunda kald\u0131. Bir g\u00fcn eve Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131 getirerek Ottilia&#8217;ya art\u0131k onun annesi olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zavall\u0131 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Ottilia, uzun boylu, sert ve kemikli kad\u0131na &#8220;anne&#8221; demesi gerekti\u011fini duyunca g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131na bo\u011fuldu. Onun hi\u00e7bir zaman annesinin yerine ge\u00e7emeyece\u011fini bu y\u00fczden de ona asla  itaat etmeyece\u011fini ilan etti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uzunboylu Sennal k\u00f6t\u00fc bir kad\u0131n de\u011fildi, ama ona kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda \u00e7ocu\u011fa \u00e7ok k\u0131z\u0131yordu. Bu y\u00fczden ikisi aras\u0131nda s\u00fcregelen bir \u00f6fke vard\u0131. Uzunboylu Sennal, Ottilia&#8217;ya bir \u015fey yapmas\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi\u011finde o bunu yapmay\u0131 reddediyordu. \u00dcvey annesinin s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc dinlerse onu annesinin yerine kondu\u011fu san\u0131labilirdi, ki bu Ottilia&#8217;ya kutsal de\u011ferlere yap\u0131lan bir sayg\u0131s\u0131zl\u0131k gibi geliyordu. Evin i\u015flerinden herhangi birini yapmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, \u00e7ocuk deneyimsizli\u011fi onu Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131n tutumlulu\u011funa uymayan bir bi\u00e7imde yapmaya itiyordu. Bu y\u00fczden de evde s\u00fcrekli bir \u00e7eki\u015fme oluyordu. Yine de iyi kalpli babas\u0131, ak\u015famlar\u0131 eve geldi\u011finde i\u015fleri yoluna koymay\u0131 ve bar\u0131\u015f\u0131 sa\u011flamay\u0131 ba\u015far\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia da, ya\u015f\u0131tlar\u0131n\u0131nki kadar olmasa bile onu so\u011fuktan koruyacak iyi bir y\u00fcn elbiseye, a\u00e7l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 giderecek kadar ekme\u011fe, peynire ve s\u00fcte sahipti. En \u00e7ok de\u011fer verdi\u011fi \u015feyse, ak\u015famlar\u0131 iyi \u0131s\u0131t\u0131lm\u0131\u015f odada kuca\u011f\u0131nda oturup, babas\u0131n\u0131n onu \u00f6perek, ge\u00e7mi\u015f g\u00fcnlerin ilgin\u00e7 hik\u00e2yelerini anlatmas\u0131yd\u0131. Sonra korkun\u00e7 bir f\u0131rt\u0131nan\u0131n ortal\u0131\u011f\u0131 karartt\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir g\u00fcn geldi. O g\u00fcn\u00fcn ak\u015fam\u0131 hi\u00e7bir baba eve d\u00f6nmedi. Uzunboylu Sennal, kom\u015fularla birlikte fenerler ve borazanlarla d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131, ancak \u015fiddetli r\u00fczgarlar fenerleri s\u00f6nd\u00fcrerek borazanlar\u0131n\u0131n sesini bo\u011fdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia babas\u0131n\u0131n sandalyesinin yan\u0131nda diz \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fc, dua etti ve a\u011flad\u0131. B\u00fct\u00fcn gece dua etti, a\u011flad\u0131 ve sadece ara s\u0131ra biraz uyudu. Sabah olunca baz\u0131 arabac\u0131lar gelerek da\u011f yolunda, kar\u0131n alt\u0131nda g\u00f6m\u00fcl\u00fc halde bulduklar\u0131 babas\u0131n\u0131n cenazesini getirdiler. Ottilia tabuta konan babas\u0131 h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc \u00e7anlar e\u015fli\u011finde mezarl\u0131\u011fa ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131rken bile, h\u00e2l\u00e2 onun sandalyesinin yan\u0131nda bir r\u00fcya g\u00f6r\u00fcyormu\u015f gibi hissediyordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uzun Boylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131n sert sesi, &#8220;Evlat git, domuzu besle!&#8221; diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. O ses \u015fimdi her zamankinden daha sert geliyordu, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc art\u0131k onu dizginleyecek kimse kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. &#8220;A\u011flamak bir s\u00fcreli\u011fine iyi gelir; ama b\u00fct\u00fcn hayat\u0131n\u0131 b\u00f6yle ge\u00e7irmeyeceksin, de\u011fil mi?&#8221; diye sordu Sennal. Ottilia bu uyar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda \u00e7ok \u00e7aresiz hissetti\u011fi i\u00e7in k\u0131zd\u0131. S\u00f6ylenenin mant\u0131kl\u0131 olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden, \u015fiddetle \u015f\u00f6yle kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8216;Evlat m\u0131? Ben senin \u00e7ocu\u011fun de\u011filim! Bunu sana daha \u00f6nce bin kere s\u00f6yledim. Babam \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc i\u00e7in bana b\u00f6yle davranamazs\u0131n. A\u011flamam\u0131 yasaklayarak onu bana unutturaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 san\u0131yorsun; ama asla, asla onu unutmayaca\u011f\u0131m ve sen de bana onun \u00f6\u011fretti\u011fi gibi davranmay\u0131 unutmayacaks\u0131n!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uzunboylu Sennal, beklenenden daha fazla sab\u0131r g\u00f6stererek o an i\u00e7in daha fazla bir \u015fey s\u00f6ylemedi; fakat Ottilia kad\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6sterdi\u011fi sabr\u0131 kendi zaferi olarak g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Ertesi g\u00fcn ve ondan sonraki g\u00fcn de kavga devam etti. Art\u0131k evdeki bar\u0131\u015f\u0131 sa\u011flayacak iyi bir baba yoktu ve sonunda bir g\u00fcn Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131n sabr\u0131 t\u00fckendi ve bir daha asla g\u00f6z\u00fcne g\u00f6r\u00fcnmemesini s\u00f6yleyerek \u00e7ocu\u011fu kap\u0131dan kovdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonra \u00f6fkesi yat\u0131\u015ft\u0131, ama Ottilia \u00e7oktan da\u011f yolundan \u00e7ok uzaklara giderek g\u00f6zden kaybolmu\u015ftu. Nereye gitti\u011fini de bilmiyordu. Hi\u00e7 yokluk \u00e7ekmemi\u015fti ve da\u011flarda yaln\u0131z olman\u0131n ne demek oldu\u011funu bilmiyordu. O an hissetti\u011fi tek \u015fey, vicdan\u0131n\u0131n haks\u0131z olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6ylemesi ve sitemlerden uzakla\u015farak anne babas\u0131n\u0131n hat\u0131ras\u0131yla ba\u015f ba\u015fa kalman\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck bir nimet olaca\u011f\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00f6ylece, nereye gitti\u011finin fark\u0131nda olmadan y\u00fcr\u00fcmeyi s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc; sonunda, babas\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yere ula\u015ft\u0131. Dini bir gelenek gere\u011fi, yol kenar\u0131na dikilen ha\u00e7\u0131n \u00fczerine babas\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm \u015fekli canl\u0131 renklerle resmedilmi\u015fti. Ottilia g\u00f6zlerinde ya\u015flarla bu ac\u0131mas\u0131z manzaraya bakt\u0131 ve ha\u00e7\u0131n yan\u0131na y\u0131\u011f\u0131l\u0131p, nerede oldu\u011funu unutana kadar a\u011flad\u0131. Sonra, yeniden oran\u0131n karla kapl\u0131 oldu\u011funu ve kar\u0131n alt\u0131ndan babas\u0131n\u0131n sesini duydu\u011funu hissetti. Babas\u0131n\u0131n, i\u015ften d\u00f6n\u00fcnce onu kuca\u011f\u0131nda oturttu\u011fu ve Sennal ile bar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 ak\u015famlar\u0131 anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 zamanlardaki gibi onunla konu\u015ftu. Sebepsiz yere azarlamadan, kavgan\u0131n alt\u0131nda yatan evlat sevgisine anlay\u0131\u015f g\u00f6stererek, onun t\u00fcm yaramazl\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ve anlams\u0131z davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 ona tek tek hat\u0131rlatt\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia, babas\u0131n\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fck bir dikkatle dinliyormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyordu, ama i\u00e7i pek rahat de\u011fildi. Art\u0131k yanl\u0131\u015f ve mant\u0131ks\u0131z davrand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kabul etmeye haz\u0131rd\u0131 ve her \u015fey i\u00e7in ger\u00e7ekten \u00e7ok \u00fcz\u00fclmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. O kadar \u00fczg\u00fcnd\u00fc ki, o ev h\u00e2l\u00e2 babas\u0131n\u0131n evi olsayd\u0131, oraya d\u00f6n\u00fcp Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131n s\u00f6z\u00fcnden \u00e7\u0131kmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissediyordu. Ne var ki babas\u0131 art\u0131k orada ya\u015fam\u0131yordu. Peki ya \u015fimdi ondan eve geri d\u00f6n\u00fcp Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;le tek ba\u015f\u0131na ya\u015famas\u0131n\u0131 isterse ne olacakt\u0131? Ottilia bunu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnse de babas\u0131 ondan bunu istemedi. O heyecanla uyand\u0131\u011f\u0131nda kula\u011f\u0131nda babas\u0131n\u0131n son s\u00f6zleri yank\u0131lan\u0131yordu. Bu s\u00f6zler, &#8220;Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya g\u00fcven, her \u015fey \u00e7ok g\u00fczel olacak&#8221;tan ba\u015fka bir \u015fey de\u011fildi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G\u00fcne\u015f \u00e7oktan da\u011flar\u0131n ard\u0131na batm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. So\u011fuk gece, Ottilia&#8217;n\u0131n giysilerine i\u015flemeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve a\u00e7l\u0131k y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6steriyordu. Ottilia art\u0131k daha al\u00e7akg\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc hissediyordu, ama hala geri d\u00f6nmeyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fcyordu. Aya\u011fa kalkt\u0131 ve y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye devam etti, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc \u00f6l\u00fcme benzer bir uyu\u015fukluk bedenini sarmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Da\u011fda ya\u015fayanlar\u0131n so\u011fukla gelen bu uyu\u015fuklu\u011fa teslim olman\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm getirdi\u011fini s\u00f6ylediklerini biliyordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye devam etti, karanl\u0131k gittik\u00e7e daha da yo\u011funla\u015fsa da koruyucu mele\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc i\u00e7in korkmuyordu. Yol hala yorucu, so\u011fuk hala keskindi. Art\u0131k g\u00fcc\u00fc t\u00fckenmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Sonra aniden, yak\u0131ndaki bir tepede, ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131yla ayd\u0131nlanm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcne y\u00fckselen, kale benzeri bir yap\u0131n\u0131n harabe siluetini g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Duydu\u011fu yeni umuttan g\u00fc\u00e7 toplay\u0131p kule penceresinden yans\u0131yan dost\u00e7a \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n rehberli\u011finde dik ve ta\u015fl\u0131 yama\u00e7lardan ilerledi. Bu arada t\u00fcm \u00e7aresizli\u011fini idrak edecek zaman\u0131 olmu\u015ftu. E\u011fer Tanr\u0131 ona bir yuva bulma \u015fans\u0131 daha verirse, t\u00fcm g\u00fcc\u00fcyle onu hakedecek \u015fekilde davranacakt\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonunda kale kap\u0131s\u0131na ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131nda cesareti yine t\u00fckenmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kaledeki \u00f6nemli insanlar, keyiflerini bozmak i\u00e7in izinsiz ve habersiz gelip keyiflerini bozan, yar\u0131 a\u00e7 k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir k\u00f6yl\u00fc k\u0131z\u0131na ne diyeceklerdi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya olan g\u00fcvenin nerede?&#8221; diye bir ses geldi i\u00e7inden. Babas\u0131n\u0131n an\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 and\u0131ran bu ses cesaretini yeniden canland\u0131rd\u0131. Geni\u015f kap\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda bir borazan as\u0131l\u0131yd\u0131. Ottilia, bir\u00e7ok \u00e7ekingen giri\u015fimden sonra borazandan bir ses \u00e7\u0131karmay\u0131 ba\u015fard\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, hangi kat\u0131 gardiyan\u0131n veya silahl\u0131 adam\u0131n bu \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131ya cevap verece\u011fini merak ederek kayg\u0131yla beklemeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Ancak \u00f6yle biri g\u00f6r\u00fcnmedi. Bir s\u00fcre devam eden endi\u015feli bekleyi\u015ften sonra, dost\u00e7a \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n yay\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 pencere, onu yukar\u0131 bakmaya zorlayacak kadar b\u00fcy\u00fck bir g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcyle a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131. Ottilia ne g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc tahmin edin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pencereden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 bakan bir Kurukafa&#8217;dan ba\u015fkas\u0131 de\u011fildi! Ottilia korkmaya f\u0131rsat bulamadan Kurukafa olduk\u00e7a nazik bir sesle ne istedi\u011fini sordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Bir gece burada konaklama ve biraz ekmek. Tanr\u0131 a\u015fk\u0131na!&#8221; dedi Ottilia, k\u0131s\u0131k bir sesle. Sonra tekrar Kurukafa&#8217;ya bakt\u0131 ve \u00fczerine \u00e7\u00f6ken bir deh\u015fet ve bay\u0131lma hissine kar\u015f\u0131 koyamad\u0131. &#8220;Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya g\u00fcven,&#8221; diye f\u0131s\u0131ldad\u0131 babas\u0131n\u0131n sesi ve Ottilia di\u015flerinin birbirine \u00e7arpmas\u0131n\u0131 engellemek i\u00e7in \u00e7abalad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu s\u0131rada, Kurukafa ne\u015feli bir \u015fekilde cevap verdi: &#8220;A\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya gelerek kap\u0131y\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131p seni i\u00e7eri al\u0131rsam, beni tekrar buraya kadar ta\u015f\u0131yaca\u011f\u0131na s\u00f6z verir misin?&#8221; Ottilia onun ne dedi\u011fini pek anlayamasa da kabul etti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Ama yan\u0131t\u0131n\u0131 iyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn ve sana g\u00fcvenebilece\u011fime dair bana s\u00f6z ver, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsun, bu benim i\u00e7in ciddi bir konu. Merdivenlerden kolayca yuvarlanabilirim ve burada \u00e7ok basamak var. Kendi ba\u015f\u0131ma tekrar yukar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kamam.&#8221; diye \u0131srar etti Kurukafa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Elbette bana g\u00fcvenebilirsin,&#8221; diye cevap verdi Ottilia, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc bu iyili\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k vermenin kutsal bir g\u00f6rev oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcyordu. Vicdan\u0131, cesurca ortaya koydu\u011fu uysall\u0131\u011fa sitem ediyormu\u015f gibi, &#8220;Uzun boylu Sennal senden asla bu kadar zor bir \u015fey istememi\u015fti.&#8221; dedi. &#8220;Biliyorum,&#8221; diye yan\u0131tlad\u0131 Ottilia al\u00e7akg\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fcl\u00fckle, &#8220;Bu da benim cezam.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bunlar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc s\u00fcre boyunca Kurukafa ta\u015f merdivenlerden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 do\u011fru tak\u0131rdayarak inmeye devam ediyordu. Bu sert, kasvetli bir sesti. Tak\u0131r tukur, tak\u0131r tukur&#8230; \u00d6nce sarmal kule merdivenlerinden d\u00f6ne d\u00f6ne, sonra uzun yank\u0131lanan koridorda yuvarlanarak ve ard\u0131ndan geni\u015f ana merdivenden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131ya bir tak\u0131rt\u0131 ve yuvarlanmayla inip sonunda devasa kap\u0131ya g\u00fcm diye \u00e7arpt\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia&#8217;n\u0131n kalbi de g\u00fcm g\u00fcm at\u0131yordu. Ger\u00e7ekten korkuyor olsa da hissetti\u011fi so\u011fuk ve a\u00e7l\u0131k, Kurukafa&#8217;n\u0131n kap\u0131n\u0131n s\u00fcrg\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc s\u0131r\u0131tan a\u011fz\u0131ndaki di\u015flerinin aras\u0131na al\u0131p \u00e7abucak a\u00e7mas\u0131na sevinmesine neden oldu. B\u00fcy\u00fck kap\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 ve Ottilia \u00e7ekingen bir \u015fekilde bu ho\u015f s\u0131\u011f\u0131na\u011fa girdi. Babas\u0131n\u0131n kaderi hala zihninde tazeydi ve Kurukafa ac\u0131mas\u0131z kardan daha az korkun\u00e7tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia, zorlu zihinsel m\u00fccadeleler vererek de olsa, verdi\u011fi s\u00f6z\u00fc sadakatle yerine getirdi. Ger\u00e7ekten de, Kurukafa\u2019y\u0131 orada \u00f6ylece b\u0131rakma iste\u011fi akl\u0131ndan ge\u00e7mi\u015fti. Onun kendisini takip etmesi m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fildi; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc t\u00fcm o basamaklar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kamazd\u0131. A\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yuvarlanabilse de; yukar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131n\u0131n m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kendisi s\u00f6ylemi\u015fti. Ottilia onu orada b\u0131rak\u0131p kaleye yaln\u0131z girebilirdi. \u0130\u00e7eride ba\u015fka kimsenin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Yoksa Kurukafa kap\u0131ya gelmek i\u00e7in kendini tehlikeye atmazd\u0131. D\u00fcr\u00fcst k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Ottilia bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceyi \u00f6fkeyle reddetti ve e\u011filerek Kurukafa&#8217;y\u0131 ald\u0131 ve \u00f6nl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yard\u0131m\u0131yla onu dikkatlice merdivenlerden yukar\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuledeki ayd\u0131nl\u0131k odaya girdiklerinde Kurukafa, &#8220;Beni masaya koy, sonra da mutfa\u011fa inip bir krep yap. \u0130yi yapamazsan bunun yumurta, un ve tereya\u011f\u0131n\u0131n eksikli\u011finden olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 belli olacak, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc mutfakta hepdinden bol miktarda var.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ne yani, bu kocaman, tuhaf yerde mutfa\u011fa kadar tek ba\u015f\u0131ma m\u0131 inece\u011fim diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc zavall\u0131, titreyen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Ottilia kendi kendine. &#8220;Bu, Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;in bana yapt\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 her \u015feyden daha k\u00f6t\u00fc,&#8221; dedi. Ancak bunun bir ceza ve bir azim s\u0131nav\u0131 oldu\u011funu hissederek cesur bir kararl\u0131l\u0131kla s\u00f6yleneni yapmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu, hayal etti\u011finden bile daha zor bir g\u00f6revdi, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc Kurukafa yukar\u0131daki kulede g\u00fcvende olsa da, iskelet mutfakta serbest\u00e7e dola\u015f\u0131yordu ve nereye d\u00f6nse kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do\u011frusu, bir an i\u00e7in d\u00f6n\u00fcp \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k atmak ve ka\u00e7mak istedi, ama babas\u0131n\u0131n sesini duyar gibi oldu Ona Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya g\u00fcvenmesini s\u00f6yl\u00fcyordu: &#8220;Hem ayr\u0131ca, \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015f kemiklerin g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fcnde bu kadar korkun\u00e7 olan ne var? Bana ne zarar verebilirler ki?&#8221; dedi kendi kendine. Bu y\u00fczden \u00e7evresinde olup bitenlere ald\u0131r\u0131\u015f etmedi, yumurtalar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131rpt\u0131, hamuru kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131 ve k\u0131zartmaya koydu. \u0130\u015ftah a\u00e7\u0131c\u0131 koku ve ate\u015fin s\u0131cakl\u0131\u011f\u0131 onu canland\u0131rd\u0131 ve cesaretini yeniledi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottilia kreple dolu taba\u011f\u0131 kuledeki odaya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcp masaya koydu\u011funda, Kurukafa&#8217;ya bakan taraf\u0131n\u0131n siyah renge d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc, kendisine en yak\u0131n olan taraf\u0131n\u0131n ise alt\u0131n rengini korudu\u011funu fark etti; bu da merak\u0131n\u0131 uyand\u0131rd\u0131 ve bunun nedenini sormak istedi, ancak sessiz kalmay\u0131 ba\u015fard\u0131 ve kendi pay\u0131n\u0131 sessizce yedi. Yeme\u011fini bitirdi\u011finde taba\u011f\u0131 ald\u0131, y\u0131kad\u0131 ve her \u015feyi dikkatlice yerine koydu. Tam \u00e7ok yorgun hissetmeye ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, Kurukafa ona \u015f\u00f6yle dedi: &#8220;Soldaki merdivenlerden yukar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karsan, uyuyabilece\u011fin k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir yatak odas\u0131na ula\u015facaks\u0131n. Gece yar\u0131s\u0131na do\u011fru bir iskelet yata\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na gelecek ve seni yataktan \u00e7ekmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015facak; tek yapman gereken ondan korkmamak. Ondan korkmazsan sana zarar veremez.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00f6ylece Ottilia Kurukafa&#8217;ya te\u015fekk\u00fcr etti ve yata\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Yatal\u0131 daha \u00fc\u00e7 saatten olmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ki, odada b\u00fcy\u00fck bir g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fc ve t\u0131k\u0131rt\u0131 duydu. T\u0131pk\u0131 mutfakta krep pi\u015firirken g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc iskeletin \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 sese benziyordu. Sonra Kurukafa&#8217;n\u0131n ona seslendi\u011fini duydu: &#8220;Saatler gece yar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6steriyor; unutma, sadece cesur olman gerekiyor!&#8221; O konu\u015furken, Ottilia parlak ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 sayesinde yata\u011f\u0131n yan\u0131nda duran b\u00fcy\u00fck bir iskelet g\u00f6rd\u00fc. \u0130skelet uzun, \u00e7\u0131plak kollar\u0131ndan birini ona do\u011fru uzatt\u0131. Kemikli eliyle yatak \u00f6rt\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc \u00e7ekti ve di\u011fer eliyle onu sa\u00e7lar\u0131ndan yakalad\u0131, ama Ottilia babas\u0131n\u0131n Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya g\u00fcvenmesini s\u00f6yleyen sesin, duyuyordu. B\u00f6ylece yata\u011f\u0131nda tamamen sessiz kalarak hi\u00e7bir korku belirtisi g\u00f6stermedi. \u0130skelet bu kadar cesur oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, ona hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yapamad\u0131. \u0130ki \u00fc\u00e7 etkisiz \u00e7eki\u015ften sonra d\u00f6n\u00fcp gitti. Ottilia geceni kalan\u0131nda, ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir \u015fey hi\u00e7bir \u015fey g\u00f6rmeden huzur i\u00e7inde uyudu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ertesi sabah uyand\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, parlak g\u00fcne\u015f ne\u015feyle odaya dolmaktayd\u0131. Gece iskeletin durdu\u011fu yerde, tam ba\u015fucunda, bembeyaz giysiler i\u00e7inde, etraf\u0131 alt\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131kla \u00e7evrili g\u00fczel bir kad\u0131n silueti vard\u0131. Ottilia ona, &#8220;Ne yapmam\u0131 istiyorsunuz, ayd\u0131nl\u0131k han\u0131mefendi?&#8221; diye sordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kad\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc \u015f\u00f6yle cevap verdi: &#8220;Ben bu kalenin han\u0131m\u0131yd\u0131m. Gururum, kibrim, giyimdeki savurganl\u0131\u011f\u0131m ve di\u011fer \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcs\u00fcz al\u0131\u015fkanl\u0131klar\u0131m y\u00fcz\u00fcnden, tutumlu, al\u00e7akg\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc tavr\u0131 ve Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya olan sars\u0131lmaz g\u00fcveni olan biri gelip beni \u00f6zg\u00fcr k\u0131lana kadar  g\u00fcnah i\u015fledi\u011fim bu yerde kendi kemiklerimden ibaret olarak ya\u015famaya mahkum edilmi\u015ftim. Siz bunu ba\u015fard\u0131n\u0131z. Art\u0131k huzur i\u00e7inde uyuyabilirim. Minnettarl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131n bir g\u00f6stergesi olarak, bu kaleyi, t\u00fcm topraklar\u0131m\u0131 ve onlar\u0131n gelirlerini size ba\u011f\u0131\u015fl\u0131yorum.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bununla birlikte \u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 siluet kayboldu. Ottilia birka\u00e7 saniye sonra  pencereden g\u00f6\u011fe do\u011fru kanat \u00e7\u0131rpan s\u00fct beyaz\u0131 bir g\u00fcvercin g\u00f6rd\u00fc. B\u00f6ylece Ottilia, yard\u0131m dilemek i\u00e7in girdi\u011fi bu g\u00f6rkemli kalenin kontesi ve han\u0131m\u0131 oldu. Oraya yerle\u015ftikten hemen sonra Uzunboylu Sennal&#8217;\u0131 yan\u0131na \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. Ona verdi\u011fi t\u00fcm s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar i\u00e7in \u00f6z\u00fcr diledikten sonra gelip onunla birlikte kalede ya\u015famas\u0131n\u0131 rica etti. B\u00f6ylece hayatlar\u0131n\u0131n geri kalan\u0131n\u0131 birlikte \u00e7ok mutlu bir \u015fekilde ge\u00e7irdiler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaynaklar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poetrymagazine\/browse?volume=118&amp;issue=4&amp;page=35\">https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poetrymagazine\/browse?volume=118&amp;issue=4&amp;page=35<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surlalunefairytales.com\/book.php?id=130&amp;tale=4243\">https:\/\/surlalunefairytales.com\/book.php?id=130&amp;tale=4243<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walker.co.uk\/9781529509571\/the-skull\">https:\/\/www.walker.co.uk\/9781529509571\/the-skull<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.no\/books\/edition\/Household_Stories_from_the_Land_of_Hofer\/GssBAAAAQAAJ?hl=no&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=ottilia+and+the+deaths+head&amp;pg=PA224&amp;printsec=frontcover\">https:\/\/www.google.no\/books\/edition\/Household_Stories_from_the_Land_of_Hofer\/GssBAAAAQAAJ?hl=no&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=ottilia+and+the+deaths+head&amp;pg=PA224&amp;printsec=frontcover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6158\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0271219512195122;width:136px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-1024x997.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1-768x748.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.masalpenceresi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3723-1.jpeg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAYIP Merhaba, \u015eu anda Oslo\u2019da en rahat yaz\u0131 yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131m ve genel olarak en sevdi\u011fim iki mekandan biri olan o g\u00fczel kafedeyim. 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